Hurshid Celebi
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There is a small Turkman minority in Syria, less than 1%, mainly in northern Latakia province
Turkmen are estimated to number between 1.5 and 3.5 million.
A further unit - the Sultan Selim Brigade - is a pro-Kurdish group reportedly composed mainly of Turkmen from near Kobane.
Its fighters have long sided with the Kurdish-led People's Protection Units (YPG) and joined the US-backed Kurdish-led opposition coalition called the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on 10 October.
The pro-Kurdish Turkmen fighters also took part in earlier YPG-led offensives against IS.
Who are the Turkmen in Syria? - BBC News